Ireland stun Bangladesh; Munsey, Cross warm up with fifties in Scotland's win

Both teams also carry a few South African names as they look to deflect pressure ahead of the tournament's opening round

Round-up from the opening day of the warm-up fixtures

Runners-up to take home $800,000, and losing semi-finalists get $400,000 each

Netherlands, Namibia, Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea have battled their way through the qualifiers to the tournament proper. What lies ahead of them?

The tournament starts on October 17 with a first-round match between Oman and PNG, with the final scheduled for November 14

The upcoming tournament will be the former South Africa allrounder's second T20 World Cup

The 36-year old qualifies to play for them immediately, by first descent, since his father was born in Namibia

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh among eight teams to play the first round to try and qualify for the Super 12s stage

Six Associate nations - Malaysia, Namibia, Oman, Scotland, the UAE and the USA - have also submitted proposals